TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Seat-belt use still low in Kuwait: self-reported driving behaviours among adult drivers
JO  - International journal of injury control and safety promotion
A1  - Raman, Sudha R.
A1  - Ottensmeyer, C. Andrea
A1  - Landry, Michel D.
A1  - Alfadhli, Jarrah
A1  - Procter, Steven
A1  - Jacob, Susan
A1  - Hamdan, Elham
A1  - Bouhaimed, Manal
SP  - 328
EP  - 337
VL  - 21
IS  - 4
N2  - Kuwait mandated seat-belt use by drivers in 1976 and by front seat passengers in 1994. The study objectives were to identify and estimate current factors associated with seat-belt use and levels of potentially unsafe driving behaviours in Kuwait. In 2010, 741 adults were surveyed regarding driving habits and history. Only 41.6% of drivers reported always using a seat belt. Front seat passenger belt use was more common (30.5%) than rear seat belt use (6.5%). Distracted driving behaviours were common, including mobile phone use ('always' or 'almost always': 51.1%) and texting/SMS (32.4%). Logistic regression indicated that drivers who were young (18-19 years), male, Kuwaiti nationals or non-Kuwaiti Arabs, drove over the speed limit, had traffic violation tickets or >1 car crashes in the last year, were less likely to use seat belts. Targeted initiatives to increase public awareness and to enforce car-safety legislation, including use of seat belts, are necessary to decrease the health burden of car crashes in Kuwait.      Keywords: Driver distraction;<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1745-7300
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17457300.2013.826698
ID  - ref1
ER  -